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WEBINAR: Closed for Business: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 09, 2010 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 10:18 AM — filed under: Intellectual Property Rights
A Global Panel Discusses International Copyright Laws and Their Impact on the Open Internet
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What Are You Accused of? Find Out Online: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 02, 2011 — last modified Apr 01, 2011 04:48 PM — filed under: Internet Governance
Starting Tuesday, police authorities in the Indian capital will make many crime reports, also known as First Information Reports, publicly accessible from its Web site. The report can be attained by entering details such as the name of the accused or victim and also the area where the crime took place. So far, no crime reports have been posted on the Web site.
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What Women Want: The ability debates: by Prasad Krishna — published May 06, 2010 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 12:08 PM — filed under: Accessibility
In this article published in the Hindu, Deepa Alexander argues that the proposed amendments to the Copyright Act (1957) are restrictive and discriminatory.
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Wi-Fi Direct promises range, bandwidth higher than Bluetooth: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 15, 2010 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 08:13 AM — filed under: Telecom
Sharing, printing and connecting for Wi-Fi devices is going to be more convenient than ever with soon-to-be-launched technology Wi-Fi Direct, which enables devices to connect to each other without a conventional Wi-Fi hub. This article by Ramkumar Iyer was published in the Hindu on 31 October 2010.
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Women in love with Facebook: by Prasad Krishna — published May 27, 2011 — filed under: Internet Governance
There’s one thing these days that determines the passion of the modern Indian woman: their ever-growing love affair with the internet. The article by L Subramani was published in the Deccan Herald on May 27, 2011.
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The world is your oyster, by invitation only: by Prasad Krishna — published Apr 26, 2011 — last modified May 01, 2011 01:40 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
Recent trends show the world of social networking actually reflects the social divides and groupings in the real world. This article by Shreya Ray was published in the Livemint on April 26, 2011.
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World Wide Web Consortium for All: by Prasad Krishna — published May 19, 2010 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 12:08 PM — filed under: Accessibility
Indian web designers have long ignored needs of people with different disabilities but a new dedicated wiki aspires to change that, writes Malvika Tegta
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Year Ahead Copyright 2010: Between An Enforcement “Gold Standard” And Stronger Limitations: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 04, 2010 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 01:43 PM — filed under: Intellectual Property Rights
Whereas copyright is increasingly being exchanged for contractual relationships why all the debate and new efforts in national and international copyright legislation. Monika Ernet's article in the Intellectual Property Watch examines this in the wake of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement and the international treaty on access to online books for the visually impaired. The article also carries Pranesh Prakash's views on introduction of technical protection measures and the protection of them by law.
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Your Signature Could Help 70 Million Read: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 22, 2010 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 01:10 PM — filed under: Accessibility
A humble signature campaign in the city intends to take on a law that prevents the print-impaired from reading. You too can join in and support the cause.
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Tactical Tech's ONO Party!: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 28, 2011 — last modified Apr 04, 2011 07:19 AM — filed under: Internet Governance
Tactical Tech has made friends with ONO Robot , a friendly Robot Guide and the star of four animated shorts of a series called Survival in the Digital Age, and we'd like to invite you to watch the series with us at our ONO Party.
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